Ortensia Orlandi

Ortensia Orlandi was a member of the Assassin Order during the Italian Wars. Originally a regular female citizen, she joined the anti-Borgia resistance movement in 1503 during the Liberation of Rome and she was rescued by Ezio Auditore da Firenze one day while she was fighting. Orlandi joined Auditore as one of his recruits.

Biography
Orlandi was born in the Antico District of Rome, and Orlandi joined the anti-Borgia resistance in the Papal States. The Borgias, affiliated with the Templar Order, fought campaigns against the House of Orsini, Spain, and Venice in Romagna, Forli, and Tuscany, so she was one of the members in the capital city of Rome.

In 1503, Orlandi was cornered by three Papal soldiers and one captain who threatened to torture her. Suddenly, Ezio Auditore da Firenze jumped behind them and killed the captain, and assisted her in killing off the guards. Grateful, Orlandi joined the Assassin Order as a recruit.

That year, she was sent to assault a Templar mercenary in Florence alongside fellow recruit Ottavio Oliveri. The mercenary was assassinated by the duo, weakening Templar influence.